I don’t think Trump and his people are capable of engineering “distractions,” I think the mind-numbing chaos we see every day is straightforwardly the result of giving the dumbest, cruelest, most corrupt, most selfish people of a generation near-unmitigated power
The show was a lot of fun, and I had a lot of lovely interactions with folks
I'm definitely looking forward to being back again next year!
A photo of Ana after a run. She is very sweaty
Post-con run… I *may* have underestimated the temperature of the hotel fitness center…
It was super cool meeting you this weekend, and your lecture was fantastic!
A picture of Jane the nanotyrannus exhibit at the burpee museum of natural history. The exhibit is devoid of people and looks very quiet
So long, burpee!
I knew I’d like it… but I’m surprised by just *how much*
So glad to hear it!! Thank you again!
Now I want to watch the sitcom
A picture of Ana standing in front of prints of her art
Looking forward to the last day of Paleofest 2026! Everyone’s been so dang nice and friendly so far
Photo of a comic convention booth with dinosaur art.
#ECCC2026 shoved a bunch of artists in the lower level so they could have a community stage on the artist alley floor and shoved a bunch of artists downstairs.
Come see us!
We’re lonely…and no one knows we’re here.
Thanks so much!
And whether it actually *would* have delivered on that promise is anyone's guess
I often feel like what was good about the show were good *because* it was cancelled so early, not in spite of it
(but I may just be salty today, haha)
it's clever and witty... but there's a strain of early 2000's progressive misogyny that's just *pervasive* and just really rubs me the wrong way
I mean... meh?
That feels like a far less exciting venue to spend time at
A picture of Ana’s art booth (in a weirdly red room) next to a big statue of a roaring hippo.
All set up for PaleoFest at the Burpee Museum this weekend! If you have any trouble finding me, just, uh… look for the hippo
my take on Joss Whedon is that he was literally not allowed to be in a room alone with a child, and that's kind of the end of the story for me.
That's a good list!
You always hope you’ll somehow be proven wrong, right?
I know we don’t know each other well, but here for whatever kind of community or support I can provide
Fuck. That’s terrifying
It’s time well spent!
Your booth looks soooo good!
Photo of my booth at ECCC with print of dinosaurs art and stickers displayed. Also a full size Torvosaurus skull.
I’m all set up for ECCC, stop by booth 10024 and look at some dinosaur art and say hello to me and my booth mate Penelope, the Torvosaurus.
As a fan of skirts myself, I absolutely get it (especially when it’s a skirt you love)
That’s a fucking *outfit*!
Omfg saaaame
Just a lil snack
An Illustration of a juvenile Triceratops frolicking after fireflies that have begun to flit around in the dark cretaceous forest. Looming above in the shadows is a Tyrannosaurus watching with its eyes aglow. The colors are greens and blues.
I did it!!!!
I finished this illustration just in time for ECCC.
If you can't make it to the show and want to snag a copy for yourself it's in my store:
www.emmalerae.com/store.html
Sadly because I injured my arm due to being middle aged, I didn't finish the stargazer piece. :(
But soon...
Look forward to it!
A digital painting of two brachiosaurs in wandering through the snow. The aurora borealis is visible in the night sky.
A digital painting of two sinosauropteryxes standing in the snow. They're making a heart with their trans and lesbian pride striped glowing tails.
A digital painting of a tupandactylus flying above a lighthouse, where two other tupans clearly look agitated.
A digital painting of three utahraptors prowling a destroyed poaching camp. There is fire present (fire that one of the utahraptors is giddily spreading because she's a mischief goblin)
So, I'm going to be at PaleoFest this weekend! I'm super excited to be part of the very first PaleoFest marketplace. I'm sure there's going to be a ton of wonderful paleo folks there, and I'm really looking forward to everything I might learn
